Record



P 3, 1935 E. K. BOTTLE 1,998,651

RECORD Filed June 3, 1930 IN VEN TOR.

BY M,

A TTORNEYS.

5 ing against relative displacement the several Patented Apr; 23, 1935UNITED STATES REoonn Edward Kirby liottle, Elmira, assignor to AmericanSales Book Company,

Limited,

Toriinto, Ontario, Canada, a corporation or Ontario, Canada Applicationune a, 1930, Serial No; 459,043

claims. ((11. 281 -21) This invention relates to a functionally andstructurally improved record. f

Considerable difiiculty has been heretofore experi'enced in connectionwith properly maintainsuperposed layers of a record and to this endvarious expedients have been resorted to in an endeavor to prevent suchdisplacement. However, there such fastening expedients have involved anelement such as for example a rivet or its equivalent passing throughthe several sheets of the record, objections have been noted incident tothe difficulty in subsequently removing the fastening element withoutmutilation of the record sheets.

With this in mind, the present invention aims to provide a recordembodying a fastening provision by means of which the sheets of a packmay be secured against relative displacement but in which, when desired,these sheets may readily be separated from each other with maximumexpediency and minimum danger of mutilation.

' A further object of the invention is that of providing an improvedrecord embracing a fastening provision and in which the several sheetsforming a record may, prior to the elimination of the fastenin'g elementand after detachment from the body of the record (conceding that theyform a part of such a record) be conveniently moved with respect to eachother so that corrections and additions may be noted to the individualsheets of the pack.

Another-object is that of furnishing a record embodying constructionscapable of achieving the foregoing objects and which may be manufacturedlargely by the use of automatic machinery with consequent minimumexpense.

With these and further objects in mind, reference is had to the attachedsheet of drawing illustrating one practical embodiment of the invention,and in which:

Fig. 1 is a face view of a record pack;

Fig. 2 is a somewhat diagrammatic side view thereof;

Figs. 3 and 4 are views similar to Fig. 2, but showing slightlydifferent forms of the invention; and

Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic view of a complete record.

Referring primarily to Fig. 5, the numeral I0 indicates packs of sheetsconnected end to end to form a continuous record which preferablyembraces lines of fold defining the ends of each pack so that the entirerecord may be compactly disposed in the form of a zigzag packet. Alsopreferably at the lines of fold, the record is formed with transverserows of perforations by means of which its severance along these linesmay be facilitated, and subsequent to such severance, it will beappreciated that a pack of the nature shown in Figs. 1 to 4" will be inthe hands of the operator. Usually, prior to such severance,

the pack passes through the inscribing station of any suitable apparatussuch as a typewriter, billing machine, register, etc., and at whichpoint the top sheet of the pack receives directly the inscription whichis simultaneously duplicated upon underlying sheets of the pack eitherby the use of carbon paper suitably interleaved between the sheets orelse by having one of the sheets of the pack formed of a copyingmaterial such as carbon paper. Of course, the sheets underlying thetopmost sheet might be formed of carbonless paper ifthis is'desired,thereby eliminating the necessity for leaves of transfer material. The

several record and transfer sheets or strips are thus relativelysuperposed in manifolding relation with each other to form a multiplecomposite manifoldin'g web. Also, while the pack has been illustrated asforming "a part of a continuous record of any desirable length-and thisis preferablythe case according to the present inven- 'tion'it will beunderstood that within the scope of this invention, this need notnecessarily be so.

As in Fig's. 1 and 2', the numeral ll indicates the upper inscriptionreceiving sheets below which sheets [2 and I3 are disposed, all of thesesheets being of any desired material; These sheets are each formed withapertures l4 which when the sheets are in proper positions are inalignment. With a view to providing a'retaining element, a pair of disksl5 are utilized. These disks may be formed of paper or any other desiredmaterial, and their central portions are bowed towards each other as atit so as to intimately contact, and at this point of contact by meansfor example of a spot of adhesive the disks are attached. Of course, inlieu of the adhesive, any substitute material or element might beemployed, but in view of the fact that the convex portions of the disksl5 are of less area than the apertures l4 while the diameters of thedisks are of greater area than these apertures, a rivetlike fasteningelement is provided extending through the apertures to retain the sheetsagainst displacement. Consequently, with the severed pack before her,the operator in the manner indicated in Fig. 1 may freely swing thesheets so that the face of each of them is available for inspection,corrections and additions and the pack may be kept in this condition andfiled as desired. Eventually, however, it will probably be desirable toseparate the several sheets of the pack and when this is necessary itmay readily be accomplished by simply either grasping the two disks andpulling them in opposite directions; exerting a pull upon the sheets II, l2, 13 in different directions to automatically cause such aseverance; or crimping one of the disks so that the fastening elementprovided by the same drops through the aperture. Thus the attachingdisks form frangible attaching devices which can readily be destroyed orrendered ineffective when it is desired to separate the sheets.

In lieu of the construction shown in Fig, 2, the lowermost sheet H as inFig. 3 may be unapertured and a single disk I8 may be employed extendingthrough the apertures I9 of the. upper sheets and in contact with theupper face of the lower sheet to provide a fastening elementaccomplishing the desired results. Likewise as in Fig. l, two disks maybe employed, but these disks instead of being in direct contact mayengage the opposite faces of a sheet which forms the central or anyother desired portion of the pack.

In all instances, however, a pack is presented which, upon severancefrom the record, permits of its individual sheets being freely swungwith respect to each other and in which, moreover, these sheets mayreadily be removed when desired. However, normally the fasting expedientprovided by the present invention serves adequately to prevent movementof the sheets-particularly when they form an integral part of therecord, and immediately after such severance, the sheets are freed forswinging movements Thus, among others, the several objects of theinvention as specifically afore stated are achieved. It will beappreciated that numerous changes in construction and rearrangements ofthe parts might be resorted to without departing from the spirit of theinvention as defined by the claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

l. A composite record assembly including, in combination, a pack ofsuperposed manifolding sheets, one of the outermost sheets having anaperture, an attaching device for said sheets including an outerfrangible sheet member overlying said aperture and being larger than thelatter and having an inwardly deflected central portion extending intosaid aperture and loosely en aging therein so as to provide for pivotalmovement of the apertured sheet substantially in its own plane on saidattaching device as a pivot, and said deflected portion of the frangiblemember having attachment with the other sheet or sheets of the assemblyso as to bind all of the sheets together.

2. A composite record assembly including, in

combination, a pack of superposed manifolding sheets, one of theoutermost sheets having an aperture, an attaching device for said sheetsincluding an outer frangible sheet member overlying said aperture andbeing larger than the latter and having an inwardly deflected centralportion extending into said aperture and loosely engaging therein so asto provide for pivotal movement of the apertured sheet substantially inits own plane on said attaching device as a pivot, the outer sheetopposite to said first mentioned outer sheet being unapertured, and saiddeflected portion of the frangible sheet member having attachment withsaid last mentioned outer sheet in alignment with said aperture so as tobind all of the sheets together.

3. A composite record assembly including, in combination, a pack ofsuperposed manifolding sheets, the outer sheets having apertures alignedwith each other transversely of the plane of the assembly, an attachingdevice for said sheets including two oppositely disposed outer frangiblesheet members overlying the respective apertures and being larger thanthe latter and each having an inwardly deflected central portionextending into the respective aperture and loosely engaging therein soas to provide for pivotal movement of the apertured sheets substantiallyin their own planes on the attaching device as a pivot, an intermediatesheet overlapping the apertures of the others and the deflected portionsof said frangible attaching members being attached thereto so as to bindall of the sheets together.

4. A composite record assembly including, in combination, a pack ofsuperposed manifolding sheets each having an aperture and the aperturesbeing in alignment transversely of the plane of the assembly, anattaching device for said sheets including two oppositely disposedfrangible sheet members overlying said apertures and being larger thanthe latter and each having an inwardly deflected central portionextending into the aperture and loosely engaging therein so as toprovide for pivotal movement of the sheets substantially in their ownplanes on the attaching device as a pivot, the deflected portions ofsaid frangible members having attachment with each other in theapertures so as to bind all of the sheets together.

5. A record having a plurality of sheets in superposed relation, two ofsaid sheets having superposed apertures with aperture margins, a portionof a third sheet being interposed between said apertures, and oppositelydisposed paper attaching disks respectively overlying said two sheets atthe said aperture margins thereof, said disks having portions rotatablyengaging in said apertures and being pasted to said third sheet.

EDWARD KIRBY BOTTLE.

